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PRONUNCIATION OF SEMIDIAMETER

semidiameter  [ˌsɛmɪdaɪˈæmɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEMIDIAMETER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Semidiameter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEMIDIAMETER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Semidiameter

In geometry, the semidiameter or semi-diameter of a set of points may be one half of its diameter; or, sometimes, one half of its extent along a particular direction.

Definition of semidiameter in the English dictionary

The definition of semidiameter in the dictionary is the apparent radius of a star or other celestial body when viewed from Earth.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEMIDIAMETER


accelerometer
ækˌsɛləˈrɒmɪtə
diameter
daɪˈæmɪtə
dynameter
daɪˈnæmɪtə
heptameter
hɛpˈtæmɪtə
hexameter
hɛkˈsæmɪtə
kilometre
kɪˈlɒmɪtə
limiter
ˈlɪmɪtə
multiparameter
ˌmʌltɪpəˈræmɪtə
octameter
ɒkˈtæmɪtə
parameter
pəˈræmɪtə
pentameter
pɛnˈtæmɪtə
perimeter
pəˈrɪmɪtə
permeameter
ˌpɜːmɪˈæmɪtə
speedometer
spɪˈdɒmɪtə
tetrameter
tɛˈtræmɪtə
thermometer
θəˈmɒmɪtə
transmitter
trænzˈmɪtə
trocheameter
ˌtrəʊkɪˈæmɪtə
viameter
vaɪˈæmɪtə
voltameter
vɒlˈtæmɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEMIDIAMETER

semicrystallic
semicrystalline
semicured
semicylinder
semicylindrical
semideaf
semideify
semideponent
semidetached
semidetached binary
semidiurnal
semidivine
semidocumentary
semidome
semidomed
semidominant
semidry
semidwarf
semidwarves
semie

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEMIDIAMETER

altimeter
barometer
centimeter
Demeter
diffractometer
dosimeter
electricity meter
hydrometer
inclinometer
manometer
meter
micrometer
millimeter
multimeter
nanometer
odometer
peter
potentiometer
spectrometer
spectrophotometer
voltmeter

Synonyms and antonyms of semidiameter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «semidiameter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEMIDIAMETER

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The translations of semidiameter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «semidiameter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

半径
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

semidiametro
570 millions of speakers

English

semidiameter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

semidiameter
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

semidiameter
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полупоперечнику
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

semidiameter
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

semidiameter
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

semidiameter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semidiameter
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Semidiameter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

semidiameter
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

semidiameter
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Semidiameter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

semidiameter
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

semidiameter
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विवादास्पद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

semidiameter
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

semidiameter
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

semidiameter
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

полупоперечніку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semidiameter
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ημιδιάμετρο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

semidiameter
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

semidiameter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

semidiameter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of semidiameter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMIDIAMETER»

The term «semidiameter» is used very little and occupies the 161.837 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMIDIAMETER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about semidiameter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEMIDIAMETER»

Discover the use of semidiameter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to semidiameter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal
Again : Because the apparent semidiameter of the sun is 16'. 6'', that is, 966", and the semidiameter of the sun is to the semidiameter of the earth as 139-89 to 1 ; therefore as 139.89 is' to 1, so is 966" to the number of seconds in the angle ...
Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths, 1764
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Memoirs
Semidiameter. 267, 268 Prof. CAYLEY: Expressions for Plana's e, 7 in. 262,263 tion-Semidiametcr, contains, besides one principal numerical quantity, five quantities exhibited as numerical multiples of symbolical corrections applicable to ...
‎1866
3
System of Natural Philosophy
But the semidiameter of the small circle s is, by the construction, the semidiameter of the moons shadow and et the semidiameter of the disc is equal to the moons horizontal parallax, by proposition 1 97. Therefore, if at the new moon the ...
Thomas Rutherforth, 1748
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A system of natural philosophy: being a course of lectures ...
But the semidiameter of the small circle s is, by the construction, the semidiameter of the moons shadow and et the semidiameter of the disc is equal to the moons horizontal parallax, by proposition 1 07. Therefore, if at the new moon the ...
Thomas Rutherforth, 1748
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Memoirs
I HAVE the honour to transmit, for the acceptance of the useful and learned Society of which you are President, two Tables for ascertaining with sufficient accuracy the moon's semidiameter in time, or the interval of passage from either limb to ...
Royal Astronomical Society, 1822
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The Complete Mathematical and General Navigation Tables: ...
0 A M I ' tt 16.30 17. 0 13 14 14 15 16 16 17 Mam's Horizontal Semidiameter. 94 9 « 0 0 0 0 0 0 I 1 0 ) о U ( 0 1 0 1) О 0 Table II. Table III. Omtraction of the Semidiameter of the Sun and Moon. Inclination of Semidiameters to the Horizon.
Thomas Kerigan, 1828
7
Navigation and Nautical Astronomy...
CORRECTION OF MOON'S SEMIDIAMETER. 189 80. Correction of Moon's Semidiameter. — The corrections necessary for the semidiameter of the moon have been already fully investigated, so that all that is now required is to mechanically ...
John Merrifield, 1868
8
Reduction of Observations of the Moon, Made at Royal ...
For Right Ascension, the first step has been to make the proper correction for Semidiameter. On referring to the Tabular Section, " Transits observed, &c., and Calculation of Right Ascensions," of the printed Observations, it will be seen that the ...
George Biddell Airy, 1859
9
Elements of Plane and Spherical Trigonometry: With Its ...
But in the case of the moon the semidiameter itself requires a small correction depending upon the observed altitude. For the semidiameter, furnished by the Nautical Almanack, is the apparent horizontal semidiameter, or the angle it subtends ...
John Radford Young, 1833
10
Elements of Trigonometry, Plane and Spherical: Adapted to ...
But in the case of the moon the semidiameter itself requires a small correction depending upon the observed altitude. For the semidiameter, furnished by the Nautical Almanac, is the apparent horizontal semidiameter, or the angle it subtends ...
Charles William Hackley, 1838

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEMIDIAMETER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term semidiameter is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bersiap! Indonesia Alami Gerhana Matahari Sebagian 10 Mei
Semidiameter sudut Matahari pada saat gerhana Matahari Cincin mencapai maksimum adalah 0º 15′ 50".4 sedangkan Bulan hanya 0º 14′ 53".8 atau 94% ... «Liputan6.com, May 13»

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